Smart Locks That Support Plastic Card Encoding

1// Set SEAM_API_KEY on your server.
2import { Seam } from "seam"
3
4const seam = new Seam()
5
6const startsAt = new Date()
7const endsAt = new Date(startsAt.getTime() + 3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
8// Replace with your own connected device or entrance ID.
9const grant = await seam.accessGrants.create({
10  user_identity: { full_name: "Jane Doe", email_address: "jane@example.com" },
11  acs_entrance_ids: ["f74e4879-5991-4e2f-a368-888983dcfbfc"],
12  requested_access_methods: [{ mode: "card" }],
13  starts_at: startsAt.toISOString(),
14  ends_at: endsAt.toISOString(),
15})
16console.log(grant.access_grant_id) // Save this ID; retrieve access methods and check is_issued before delivery.

1// Set SEAM_API_KEY on your server.
2import { Seam } from "seam"
3
4const seam = new Seam()
5
6// Export SEAM_ACCESS_GRANT_ID using the grant created above.
7const grantId = process.env.SEAM_ACCESS_GRANT_ID
8if (!grantId) throw new Error("Set SEAM_ACCESS_GRANT_ID")
9const methods = await seam.accessMethods.list({ access_grant_id: grantId })
10// Use the access_method_id with your card encoder; is_issued becomes true after encoding.
11for (const method of methods) {
12  if (method.mode === "card") {
13    console.log(method.access_method_id)
14  }
15}